Best Time to Drive from East Los Angeles to Corona

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 51 minutes via SR-91 East and I-5 South, usually 51 at this time.

Only 10% of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from East Los Angeles to Corona by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	43	48	51	46	44	47	49	52	51	65	72	70	63	54	42	39
Tue	38	43	53	57	49	46	45	48	50	55	68	71	74	63	57	49	39
Wed	39	43	53	59	51	46	46	49	49	57	63	66	66	61	55	46	39
Thu	38	44	53	57	49	49	51	51	56	53	68	72	71	70	59	45	40
Fri	38	41	49	53	51	48	48	49	56	66	73	74	69	66	53	48	40
Sat	39	40	42	42	44	44	46	48	48	52	58	59	52	49	45	46	41
Sun	38	39	38	40	41	42	43	45	45	47	47	47	45	44	44	47	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from East Los Angeles to Corona (via SR-91 East and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East Los Angeles to central Corona along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from East Los Angeles to Corona?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East Los Angeles to Corona?

The 43-mile drive usually takes 38 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Los Angeles to Corona?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (25 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	43	48	51	46	44	47	49	52	51	65	72	70	63	54	42	39
Tue	38	43	53	57	49	46	45	48	50	55	68	71	74	63	57	49	39
Wed	39	43	53	59	51	46	46	49	49	57	63	66	66	61	55	46	39
Thu	38	44	53	57	49	49	51	51	56	53	68	72	71	70	59	45	40
Fri	38	41	49	53	51	48	48	49	56	66	73	74	69	66	53	48	40
Sat	39	40	42	42	44	44	46	48	48	52	58	59	52	49	45	46	41
Sun	38	39	38	40	41	42	43	45	45	47	47	47	45	44	44	47	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	43	48	51	46	44	47	49	52	51	65	72	70	63	54	42	39
Tue	38	43	53	57	49	46	45	48	50	55	68	71	74	63	57	49	39
Wed	39	43	53	59	51	46	46	49	49	57	63	66	66	61	55	46	39
Thu	38	44	53	57	49	49	51	51	56	53	68	72	71	70	59	45	40
Fri	38	41	49	53	51	48	48	49	56	66	73	74	69	66	53	48	40
Sat	39	40	42	42	44	44	46	48	48	52	58	59	52	49	45	46	41
Sun	38	39	38	40	41	42	43	45	45	47	47	47	45	44	44	47	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	43	48	51	46	44	47	49	52	51	65	72	70	63	54	42	39
Tue	38	43	53	57	49	46	45	48	50	55	68	71	74	63	57	49	39
Wed	39	43	53	59	51	46	46	49	49	57	63	66	66	61	55	46	39
Thu	38	44	53	57	49	49	51	51	56	53	68	72	71	70	59	45	40
Fri	38	41	49	53	51	48	48	49	56	66	73	74	69	66	53	48	40
Sat	39	40	42	42	44	44	46	48	48	52	58	59	52	49	45	46	41
Sun	38	39	38	40	41	42	43	45	45	47	47	47	45	44	44	47	40